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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/16/2001 City Council 007500 4/16/2001 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON APRIL 16, 2001 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:05 p.m. on the 16th day of April, 2001, at City Hall with the following roll call: William W. Manning, Mayor Present John Gordon, Councilmember Present Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present David Stanwick, Councilmember Present A1 Garcia, Councilmember Present John Dillard, Councilmember Present Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present and with seven present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: I 1.0 I ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: I Call to Order Invocation - Verda Lawson, Friendship Baptist Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag - Led by Matt Griger, JROTC Salute to the Texas Flag Recognition of The Colony High School JROTC - Col. Bill White introduced members of the JROTC who recently won 1st Place Overall Team at the 11th annual JROTC State Championship Mayoral Proclamations: Law Day - Judge Deborah Hollifield and Constable Larry Floyd accepted the proclamation and announced the events planned for Law Day on May 1,2001 Municipal Clerks Week - Ruthann Devlin and Pam Russell accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Office of the City Secretary. Citizen Input Bob Mayne, 4004 Creek Hollow Way, complained about speeding cars on Creek Hollow Way. Mayor Manning announced that there would be a meeting next Thursday at 7:00 p.m. to address traffic problems in the Ridgepointe area. Bill Manning, 2 James Cr., speaking as a citizen and mayor, said there was a rumor that the City Council eliminated citizen input for over a year. He stated that the City Attorney at that time advised Council to temporarily suspend citizen input until a ruling was made by the Attorney General regarding third party participation. The ruling ultimately reinstated citizen input since the legislation was never intended to eliminate it. The suspension had only been for a period of approximately 6 weeks. 12.0 I CONSENT AGENDA I 2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the council meeting held April 2, 2001 Motion to approve - Garcia, second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 2.2 Consideration of acceptance of letters of resignation from the following board members: Delmer Pinson (4B); Cathy Wood (P&Z); Donna Baggett (P&R) Motion to approve - Garcia, second- Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 00750 4/16/2001 2.3 Consideration of approval of a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between the City of The Colony and Denton County passed July 17, 2000 for funding to be provided for the purposes of signal installation at State Highway 121 and Morningstar Drive and intersection improvements at FM 423 and N. Colony Blvd. and intersection improvements at State Highway 121 and Paige Road Motion to approve- Garcia, second- Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 2.4 Consideration of approval of estimated travel expenses to be incurred by David K. Wasson with regard to the city manager search Motion to approve- Garcia, second- Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 2.5 Consideration of approval of an extension of the ground lease agreement between Blue Sky Sports Center and the City of The Colony from 25 years to 50 years Motion to approve- Garcia, second- Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 13.0 ]REGULAR AGENDA: ] 3.1 Public Hearing regarding a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow for the sale of beer, wine and liquor for on-premise consumption in a restaurant (Venice Italian Restaurant), located within the shopping center ((SC) zoning district classification situated at 4649 S. Colony Blvd., Suite 300 on the northwest corner of Main Street and S. Colony Blvd. And consideration of approval of an ordinance granting the Specific Use Permit Mayor Manning opened the public hearing. Hearing no input, Mayor Manning closed the public hearing. Motion to approve - Kovatch, second- Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.2 Consideration of authorizing an economic development incentive agreement between The Colony Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (4A), the City of The Colony and Golden Corral Restaurant Councilman Stanwick voiced concern about issuing cash grants. He was remembering a similar situation with Budget Suites where the wording of the agreement was questioned. Motion to table until next meeting pending further review by City Attorney - Dillard, second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 3.3 Consideration of authorizing an economic development incentive agreement between The Colony Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (4A), the City of The Colony and The Colony Gymnastics and Dance Academy, Inc. Motion to approve - $tanwick, second- Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.4 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids for 1999 Thoroughfare Bond Program Phase lB to Camino Construction, Inc. in the amount of $3,061,565.30 and approval of ordinance authorizing contract for same Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, explained that one lane would remain open during construction. Councilman Stanwick announced that there would be a Town Hall meeting with residents of Arbor Glen prior to beginning construction. Letters will be sent out announcing the meeting. Councilman Kovatch suggested penalty and incentive awards in future construction contracts. Motion to approve - $tanwick, second- Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 3.5 Consideration of authorizing two (2) new firefighter/paramedic positions in the Fire Department as recommended by the staff and the Personnel Committee Motion to approve- Kovatch, second- Dillard, carried with all ayes. 4/16/2001 4.0 CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS I 4.1 Receive announcement from Al Garcia, President of The Colony Economic Development Board of Directors (4A), regarding the upcoming golf tournament Councilman Garcia who serves as President of the Economic Development Corporation (4A) invited Mayor and Council to participate in the upcoming tournament 4.2 Receive report on repairs to Windhaven Parkway Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, and Ken Leverich, Public Services Director, distributed a report of pavement failure on Windhaven Parkway. Report suggests starting over with the area in question. With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m. ~RPROVED: f william W. M~ming, Mayor \~ ATTEST: ~, Pam Russell, TRMC, Deputy City Secretary